Ironing-board



No. 625,I75. Patented May l6, I899.

a. n. LEWIS.

IBONING BOARD.

(Application filed Aug. 8, 1898.)

WITNESSES INVENTOH ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE D. LEWIS, OF NORWICH, CONNECTICUT.

IRONING-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,175, dated May 16, 1899. Application filed August 8, 1898. Serial No. 688,063. (No model.)

T0 on whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. LEWIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norwich, in the county of New London, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention consists of an improved ironing-board, and has for its object the production of a device by means of which the operation of ironing sleeves, bosoms, and small articles of clothing shall be greatly facilitated. The sleeve-board is adapted to be secured to the ironing-board proper and may be quickly attached thereto and detached therefrom, the manner of securing the sleeve-board permitting its adjustment in any desired position in a horizontal plane.

To assistin explaining my invention, I have provided the accompanying sheet of drawings, which serve to illustrate the same, as follows:

Figure 1 shows in perspective an ironingboard having the sleeve -board properly mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional View of the same, showing the construction on a somewhat enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but illustrates a modification in the manner of securing the sleeve-board to the ironing-board proper.

Referring to the drawings, the letter a denotes an ironing-board of ordinary form, excepting that it is provided with a slit a at one end, preferably the larger end. The sleeveboard Z) has depending from its lower side, near one end, a bolt 0, bearing a nut 0. Bolt 0 is secured to the board bby means of a plate 61, located on the lower face of said board and through which plate said bolt passes,the head 0 thereof being located in a recess 19' in the said lower face of board 6. A sleeve 01 is mounted upon bolt 0 and incloses the latter for a portion of its length, as shown in Fig. 2, said sleeve being secured to bolt 0 or plate d in any practical manner.

In securing my sleeve-board to the ironingboard the bolt 0 is entered in the slot 0. of the large board a. and the nut c screwed home to clamp said board between the nut c and the lower end of the sleeved, which latter, being of considerably greater diameter than bolt 0,

provides a substantial foot or base to support the board I). When board b is in position, as just described, it will be readily understood that by easing back nut c the board 11 may be adjusted to any desired position in a horizontal plane (see dotted lines, Fig. 1) and may be readily secured after such adjustment.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated a modified form of clamp by means of which the board I) may board to an ironing-board, the end of the latter (a) is inserted in the bow-shaped.clamp g, as shown in Fig. 3, after which the screw it is turned home to clamp board abetween the end of said screw and the bolt e. As the board a is thus clamped between said screw and bolt the latter is forced upward, causing the enlarged head 8 to seat itself tightly in its bearing 9', thus binding the several parts together.

The parts constituting my invention are of great convenience, making it easy to support articles of clothing of any shape and size while ironing. It is of simple construction, may be readily produced, and may be operated by anyone of ordinary intelligence without special instructions.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- An ironing-board, combined with an auxiliary board having a recess in its under side,

a perforated plate secured to the under side of the auxiliary board, a bolt having its head extending into the recess in the board and swiveled to the auxiliary board by means of the plate, a sleeve surrounding the bolt, and clamping means for securing the parts in position, substantially as shown and described.

Signed at Norwich, Connecticut, this 30th day of July, 1898.

GEORGE D. LEWIS.

\Vitnesses:

Anonzo M. LUTHER, FRANK H. ALLEN. 

